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all mcdonald's. ♪ ba da ba ba ba somewhere in america... the slightest breeze harbors immense power. the tallest buildings leave the lightest footprints. a fifty-ton train makes barely a mark on the environment. and a country facing climate change finds climate solutions. somewhere in america, we've already answered some of the nation's toughest questions. and the over sixty thousand people of siemens are ready to do it again. siemens. answers. >>> we are back with a look at the top of the charts this morning -- >>> the earth day festival on the mall is this sunday. and the earth day report, there's a war going on in the potomac river basin. it to to stop invaders that spread to the ecosystem and cost $120 billion every year. >> when you go over the potomac river at chain bridge or the american legion bridge you are looking down at some of the rarest habitats on earth. some of those plant communities are found nowhere else but the potomac gorge. >> reporter: but this precious ecosystem is under attack from foreign invaders. >> it out compet
all mcdonald's. ♪ ba da ba ba ba somewhere in america... the slightest breeze harbors immense power. the tallest buildings leave the lightest footprints. a fifty-ton train makes barely a mark on the environment. and a country facing climate change finds climate solutions. somewhere in america, we've already answered some of the nation's toughest questions. and the over sixty thousand people of siemens are ready to do it again. siemens. answers. >>> we are back with a look at the top...
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if she does, she will earn herself a place in the history of liberties in america. an update on the ice landic volcano, and the ash cloud that crippled travel and created the most beautiful images of the year. good news, british air space reopened. the first plane to land at heathrow in almost a week. throughout europe about half of today's scheduled departures will get off the ground. this evening, in addition to britain some airports have opened in germany, italy, the czech republic, russia and the netherlands. planes are able to fly because the ash cloud is lower. allowing any high eight attitude jet that can fly at 20,000 feet to fly above it. that is the good news. the bad news, the airline industry estimates it has cost more than $1 billion. because of 95,000 canceled flights. also this volcano is not the only volcano in town. there is another, much bigger volcano in iceland if you go by the historical pattern may erupt in the next six months. i know that is a weird thing to predict and there's no gauge tees here, but this other, bigger volcano has done so eve
if she does, she will earn herself a place in the history of liberties in america. an update on the ice landic volcano, and the ash cloud that crippled travel and created the most beautiful images of the year. good news, british air space reopened. the first plane to land at heathrow in almost a week. throughout europe about half of today's scheduled departures will get off the ground. this evening, in addition to britain some airports have opened in germany, italy, the czech republic, russia...
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so the businesses with 500 or fewer employees in america hire 80% of the jobs in america. now, the true engine of job creation in this country will always be america, as we say, smaller businesses, but we can hire and expand and hire new workers. that is true. it can create conditions which allow the small businesses to prosper and hire a lot of people. the president is right in this. the conditions can be created. well, what are those conditions? well, let's take a look at it. does it mean $2 trillion in tax increases over 10 years? no, it sure doesn't. what happens when the government takes a whole lot of tax money out of the economy? it's taking it out of the pockets of the people who own the small businesses. guess what tax category the people who are running those small businesses, guess what tax category they're in? they're in the exact bracket that president obama said he wants to tax. people making over $250,000. oh, people say my goodness, if somebody is making $250,000 they ought to pay a little bit more taxes. fine. keep taxing them. what happens? if you keep ta
so the businesses with 500 or fewer employees in america hire 80% of the jobs in america. now, the true engine of job creation in this country will always be america, as we say, smaller businesses, but we can hire and expand and hire new workers. that is true. it can create conditions which allow the small businesses to prosper and hire a lot of people. the president is right in this. the conditions can be created. well, what are those conditions? well, let's take a look at it. does it mean $2...
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and it's been a very, very important time in america. we've seen the worst of it, we've seen things getting better. we've also seen greed to the excess. and that greed, unfortunately, is going to continue unless we get a strong financial regulation bill to the president and i know that my democratic colleagues and i want to see that happen and we'll do everything we possibly can, and with that, mr. speaker, i yield back the remaining portion of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back his time. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from texas, mr. carter, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. carter: thank you, mr. speaker. we like to get up on the floor of this house and we like to argue our points and we like to try to couch the facts in such a way that you come to a conclusion that suits our political leaning. that happens all the time in the courthouse when lawyers advocate for their clients, it happens here in congre
and it's been a very, very important time in america. we've seen the worst of it, we've seen things getting better. we've also seen greed to the excess. and that greed, unfortunately, is going to continue unless we get a strong financial regulation bill to the president and i know that my democratic colleagues and i want to see that happen and we'll do everything we possibly can, and with that, mr. speaker, i yield back the remaining portion of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman...
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we are coming back to the issues with america. obama is increasing his scope, with other countries becoming involved, is it not true that in europe, america is trying to the dissipate with the conflict. because you were against the invasion in iraq, does this mean that you would reduce the availability of the british military and you do not want great britain to be the automatic partner in the conflicts that are brought. >> we have a german colleague that we will hear from. and then, japan. >> i was wondering if you think that there will be an initiative to support the british countries? and if you want to extend this and if you have some particular idea in mind? >> we were coming to you -- from the front. sorry. >> i am from a japanese newspaper and i want to ask you , do you tolerate the two-party system or would you like a new, three-party system? >> would you like to terminate the two-party system? >> the very last question, this is an agonizing issue. the gentleman who was wearing glasses. >> thank you very much. you have sai
we are coming back to the issues with america. obama is increasing his scope, with other countries becoming involved, is it not true that in europe, america is trying to the dissipate with the conflict. because you were against the invasion in iraq, does this mean that you would reduce the availability of the british military and you do not want great britain to be the automatic partner in the conflicts that are brought. >> we have a german colleague that we will hear from. and then,...
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it is the front lawn of america. it is the place where millions and millions of visitors come, not only from our country, but from around the world. it should be a center of pride for the country. if you have looked at the grass out there, the open walkaways are pretty hammered, frankly. so we have been combing through a process over the past several years, just completing the public comment period, and we are looking not at changing the form of the mall, but that its designed to handle the literally thousands of activities. it is also by the wa, by the wat amendment site. that is important and we need to accommodate that, but the mall was never really designed for that. remember, this is a bill that was put on top of a swamp. it is not very resilient. it is going to take a significant investment for us to basically rebuild the mall in a way that can withstand these uses. we are not intend on taking people off of the mall. we want them to be there, but we need to make it more resilienct. host: a costly endeavor? gues
it is the front lawn of america. it is the place where millions and millions of visitors come, not only from our country, but from around the world. it should be a center of pride for the country. if you have looked at the grass out there, the open walkaways are pretty hammered, frankly. so we have been combing through a process over the past several years, just completing the public comment period, and we are looking not at changing the form of the mall, but that its designed to handle the...
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think that will -- her legacy will stick with us as we meet the current challenges for equality in america. for more than 50 years the civil rights division has been charged with protecting all americans against discrimination throughout our society. division is our nation's moral compass. as senator ted kennedy said civil rights is the unfinished business of the nation and there's much work to be done. whether it's in discrimination in employment, education, housing voting personal libertys or hate crimes civil rights division must take action and not staton sidelines against those who violate our laws. the civil rights division has a proud tradition of fighting to enforce anti-discrimination laws in the areas of voting rights civil rights housing elections employment and hate crimes however during last administration division had an alarming lack of civil rights enforcement and a multitude of politicization so much so that their own office of professional responsibility and the office of inspector general. began independent investigations of the political appointees at the department of
think that will -- her legacy will stick with us as we meet the current challenges for equality in america. for more than 50 years the civil rights division has been charged with protecting all americans against discrimination throughout our society. division is our nation's moral compass. as senator ted kennedy said civil rights is the unfinished business of the nation and there's much work to be done. whether it's in discrimination in employment, education, housing voting personal libertys or...
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but her religion wouldn't let her be on camera so being in america we optus we respect her decision because she had the freedom to make that choice. but dima agreed to give interviews and we asked about her life iraq to see if she was the right candidate for the interview and once we heard her experience we knew that dima was able to tell how her real-life experience. >> what impact did her life experience of a document? >> it was unbelievable someone around my age had gone through those kind of the spirit i could never imagine myself in her situation. it was sad to hear about the violence that occurs in iraq and how it affects everybody there. >> what did you learn from her and speaking with her? >> i've always heard people say we should be grateful for what we have in this country. the growing technology and advancements sometimes you forget how fortunate we are what you're in a -- hearing dima's story reminded me of the attendees and we are living the good life in america so while we have the opportunity to live such a great life we should take every chance we get and appreciate that we
but her religion wouldn't let her be on camera so being in america we optus we respect her decision because she had the freedom to make that choice. but dima agreed to give interviews and we asked about her life iraq to see if she was the right candidate for the interview and once we heard her experience we knew that dima was able to tell how her real-life experience. >> what impact did her life experience of a document? >> it was unbelievable someone around my age had gone through...
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in an interview today on "good morning america," investigators say they're not ruling out anything and they consider hutcherson a person of interest. >> right now, we believe that mr. hutcherson is a person of interest that we need to locate as quickly as possible. obviously, his vehicle is very distinctive and we just need to find him as quickly as possible and try to see if he can lead us to tiffany and come to a safe conclusion in this case. >> david tehan, tiffany's husband, said he's shocked by the surveillance footage. doesn't know who hutcherson is. the tehan's have a 1-year-old daughter. >>> cal penn is okay after being mugged at gun point. it happened yesterday in washington. two officials told our sister network cnn penn's wallet and cell phone were taken but he was not seriously injured. there's been no word from penn on the matter, though. >>> they may not run as fast as they did in their 20s or go for as many balls, but as dr. sanjay gupta reports, a team of self-professed old guys refuse to stop playing their favorite sport. >> reporter: they call themselves old guys. but
in an interview today on "good morning america," investigators say they're not ruling out anything and they consider hutcherson a person of interest. >> right now, we believe that mr. hutcherson is a person of interest that we need to locate as quickly as possible. obviously, his vehicle is very distinctive and we just need to find him as quickly as possible and try to see if he can lead us to tiffany and come to a safe conclusion in this case. >> david tehan, tiffany's...